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NO. 748,925. PATENT-ED JAN. 6,1904.

, 0. 2. A. GAMMANN. MATCH SAFE AND LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1903.

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PATE T OFFICE.

CHARLES F. A. CAMMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

. MATCH SAFE AND LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,925, dated January 5, 1904. Application filed April 29, 1903. Serial No. 154,820 (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. A. CAM- MANN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Match Safe and Lighter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedmatch safe and lighter arranged to permit of conveniently igniting matches without danger of ignited particles or sparks flying into the room and setting fire to curtains and the like and to allow of bolding a match in position for convenient reach by the user and for immediate ignition, especially in the night.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 30f Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar View of the same on the lined 4 of Fig. 2.

The casing A of the match safe and lighter is preferably formed from a single piece of sheet metal and is provided with a back A, having its front face provided with a roughened surface A on which a match is to be ignited, and the said back A terminates in integral sides A from which extend the front members A and A of the front of the casing,

the said members reaching with their inner edges to about the middle of the front, so as to form a vertically-disposed slot A in which the match is guided in a downward direction while igniting the same and during the time the head of the match is drawn over the roughened surface A to ignite the said head within the casing.

The upper ends A of the front members A A are bent outward, as plainly indicated in the drawings, to form a flaring mouth for conveniently guiding the match to the slot A, and the top A of the casing A extends integrally from' the upper end of the back A and is bent downwardly to lie against the innor faces of the front members A A at the outwardly-turned upper ends A Now in inserting the match into the casing A to ignite the same it is necessary to pass the head of the match down over the free end of the top A so as to press the same inwardly I to allow the head of the match to pass into the inside of the casing A at the beginning of the slot A", and as soon as the head has passed the free end of the top A the latter by its own resiliency swings back against the inner faces of the members A A to close the top of the casing.

Now while the head of the match is ignited on the roughened surface A it is evident that sparks or other ignited particles cannot fly out of the casing A at the top or at the sides thereof into the room in which the device is located. In order to prevent such sparks or particles from flying out through the slot A, the latter is closed by strips B and B, of asbestos or other suitable fabric, impregnated to be rendered incombustible, the said strips B and B being preferably glued or otherwise fastened to the inner faces of the members A and A so that their frayed edges extend across the slot A to close the same, but allow the match to readily pass down in the slot- A while igniting the head thereof on the roughened surface A The lower end of the casing A is open, but the back A is extended a distance below the said open end and supports a shelf A, having its ends curved upwardly and serving to retain any broken parts of a match that may fall down in the casing A during the igniting of the match, as above described.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that the top A in order to render its free end sufficiently flexible is curved upwardly and outwardly from the back A, and in order to prevent sparks from flying out at this curved portion the upper ends A ofthe sides A are bent inwardly under the said curved portion of the top A for the purpose mentioned.

On the back A of the casing, preferably at the upper end thereof, is secured a box 0 for storing matches, and on the said backA', at

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the lower end thereof,is secured a box D for receiving burned matches, the said boxes 0 and D being provided with suitable lugs G and D, engaging apertures in the back A to attach the boxes to the back, as Will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2,3, and 4.

The upper ends of the sides of the receiving-box D are preferably curved outward, so as to allow the ready insertion of the burned matches.

The back of the storage-box O is preferably extended at the top to form a nailingflange O for securing the device by a nail E or the like to a wall or other support.

The back A at thelower end of the receptacle that is intermediate between the open end and the shelf A is provided with nailing-flanges A adapted to be engaged by nails E for firmly attaching the lower end of the device to the support.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, can be cheaply manufactured, and is arranged to prevent sparks or other ignited particles from fiyinginto the room in which the device is located, so that the danger of setting curtains, draperies, and the like on fire is completely avoided, and the use of parlor-matches is rendered exceedingly safe.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a slotted front open from one end to the other for the passage of a match, a top formed of resilient material for closing the upper end of the casing, and a roughened surface within the casing, as set forth.

2. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a slotted front open from one end to the other for the passage of a match, a top formed of resilent material for closing the upper end of the casing, a roughened surface within the casing extending the entire length of the slot, and a shelf a distance below the open bottom of the casing, as set forth.

3. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a front side formed of two members spaced apart at their inner adjacent side edges from one end to the other, to form a slot or passage for a match, and a top formed of resilient material for closing the upper end of the casing, the free end of the top lying close against the inner faces of the front members, as set forth.

4. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a front side formed of two members spaced apart at their inner adjacent side edges, to form a slot or passage for a match, and a top formed of resilient material and tapered toa point at its free end for closing the upper end of the casing, the pointed free end of the top lying close against the inner faces of the front members, at the upper end of the said slot, as set forth.

5. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a front formed of two members spaced apart at their inner adjacent side edges, to form a slot or passage for a match, the front members being curved outwardly at their upper ends, to form a flaring mouth leading to the slot, and a spring-top for closing the upper end of the casing, the free end of the spring-top lying close against the inner faces of the front members, as set forth.

6. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a front formed of two members spaced apart, to form a slot or passage for the match, and a flexible closing device on the front members, for closing the slot thereof and through which flexible device the match is passed in the act of striking the same, whereby the slot is kept closed around the stem of the match, as set forth.

7. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a front formed of two members spaced apart, to form a 'slot or passage for a match, and a flexible closing device on the front members, for closing the slot thereof and allowing the passage of the match, the said flexible closing, device consisting of strips of fabric material secured to the front members at the insides thereof, and projecting from opposite sides into the slot, to abut at their free edges, as set forth.

8. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a slotted front formed of two sections spaced apart from top to bottom to form a slot for the passage of the match, a roughened surface inside the casing, opposite the slot, a match-holding box at the rear of the casing, at the upper end thereof, aburnedmatch-receiving box at the rear of the casing and a horizontalshelf beneath the lower end of the casing spaced apart therefrom, at the lower end thereof, as set forth.

9. A match safe and lighter comprising a casing having a slotted front formed of t o sections spaced apart from top to bottom to form a slot for the passage of a match, a roughened surface inside the casing, opposite the slot, a match-holding box at the rear of the casing, at the upper end thereof, and a burued-match-receiving box at the rear of the casing, at the lower end thereof, the said boxes having attaching means for securing the boxes to the back of the casing, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. A. OAMMANN.

Witnesses:

DAVID KANTOR, FREDERICK HOWELL. 

